Cigar-package.



Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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CIGAR-PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.. i3, T917.

Application led November 5, 1915. Serial No. 59,750.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, JosrArr T. VViLooX, a citizenV ofI the Uni-ted States, residing at lVestlield', in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Packages, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to certain` novel and useful improvements in cigar packages, and has particular application to the packaging of cigars in pyramidal form. l

As is well known, cigars are usually packed so that the ends of all of 'the cigars lie substantially level, or in the same plane.

The result is that in removing a single cigar' fromV the package, the linger tips and linger nailsl of the person are liable to contact with the adjacent cigars, breaking or bruising the ends of the latter.

To obviate` this objection and to facilitate the operation of removing individualcigars, I provide a package wherein the cigars at the inner or central portion of the vpackage project beyond the outer 'or surrounding cigars of such package. In other words, the exposed ends of the cigars in the package appearV in pyramidal form. The result is that an` individual cigar may be readily and quickly removed without the fingers Contact ing with the other cigarsof the package. Furthermore, in the packaging of cigars, it has been heretofore found inadvisable to eniploy metalli-c containers, such as those made of tin, forthe reason that the cigars when inclosed in such a container would undergo, especially when fresh., a process of sweating and' consequent deterioration, due to the lack of proper ventilation. a

In the present instance, while employing a metallic container I obvia-te.` the above men-` according to specific conditions and the desire of the user.

It isV also my purpose to provide a package of this character wherein the air passages are so located relative to the pyramided ends of the contained cigars that the air may circulate freely through the cigars, this insuring the complete subjection ofV the latter to the drying influence of the desired quantity of' arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope, of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through one forni of a cigar package embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a View in elevation of the upper portion of the body of the container, and showing the cover separated from said container, the ventilating openings for the package being also illust-rated.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the perforated top flange of the container and the perforated flange of the cover and illustrating the manner in which the air openings register.

Fig. i is a perspective view of a modified forni of package.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the container and the cover of the modified forni of package shown in Fig. l.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail and particularly Figs. l to 3, inclusive, wherein the package is shown as of substantially cylindrical forni, the letter A indicates the body of the container, which is preferably made of metal, such as tin or the like. This container is provided with an inwardly extending or concave bottom 2 which is, of course, highest at its central portion as shown at 3. The vertical wall 4 of the container is provided adjacent its upper edge with a circuniscribing rib 5 and above this rib the upper end portion of the wall constitutes the liange G. This flange is provided with a i'ow of perforations 7. There may be any number of these perforations, spaced suitable distances apart. The top edge of the container is also preferably rolled or turned to forni the top bead 8.

The cover for the container is indicated as an entirety by the letter B and comprises the rounded or convex top wall l0 merging into the flat annular wall section l1, from which depends the circumscribing flange 12,

the lower side of which is adapted to contact with the bead 5 of the container when the cover is in its closed position. This cover flange is also provided with a rovv of spaced perforations shown at 13, and it is to be understood that there may be any num-V ber of these perforations, although preferably the number of perforations in the flange of the cover equals or corresponds to the number of perforations in the llange 6 of the body of the container.

The bunch of cigars is indicated by the letter C and, as Will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, When these cigars are packed in the container, the inner ends of the cigars rest upon the concave bottom L), with the result that the upper ends of the cigars assume Va pyramidal form, that is to say that the ends of' the innermost cigars project beyond the adjacent ends of the outermost or surrounding cigars. The result is that any individual cigar may be readily removed Without taking the bunch of cigars from the container and Without the liability of the fingers of the person breaking the ends of the adjacent cigars.

Furthermore, it will be noted that the cover B may be turned on the container A so that the perforations in the flange of the cover may be brought into and out of register with the perforations in the flange of the body of the container, and thus the amount of air admitted to the container and consequently to the cigars may beregulated according to specific conditions such as the state of the atmosphere, and the desire of the user. By locating the ventilating openings in the flange of the cover and the flange of the container, I admit the air to the package at the most suitable point, that is to say adjacent the pyramided ends of the cigars, for, by supplying the air atv this point I insure an adequate circulation throughout the package and especially over the ends of the cigars.

It will be noted that in dishing or concaving the bottom of the container a shalloW vertical rim 2 results.

In the stacking of the package as for storage or display the convex or rounded top of one container will lit beneath and Within the concave bottom of a superposed or stacked container with the rim 2 of the latter resting upon the annular flat Wall section 11 of the cover of the under container. Consequently the stacked containers will be held against accidental dislodgment due to ordinary shocks and jars.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a modified form of my invention, in this case the body of the container, which is also preferably made of metal, and which is indicated as an entirety by the character A', is substantially square or rectangular in cross section. The bottoml of this modied form of container is also dished inward or concaved as shown at 13, thus fori'ningthe bottom rim 13', While each side of the top flange 14 of the container above the rib 141 is provided with suitably spaced perforations for Ventilating purposes. For instance, the side 15 of this flange may be provided With a single perforation or air passage, the side 16 with tivo or more perforations and the side 17 with three or more perforations, While the side 18 may be left imperforate. The cover B has a top Wall .19 which is convex or rounded and at flange 2O of this cover depending from the flat top Wall section 20 may be provided with a row of perforations shown at 21. Thus the amount of air admitted to the container may be regulated or controlled as in the case of the cylindrical container, only, to accomplish such regulation or to vary the amount of air admitted, the cover may be Vturned on the container to bring the perforations in the flange of the cover into register With the perforations in the selected side of the container. In a Word, it is only necessary to change the position of the cover on the container to properly regulate the admission ofV air. It Will also be seen that these containers may be stacked in the same manner as described for the container shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

-If desired, in the case of the modified form of the container shown in Figs. 4; and 5 instead of providing the perforations in each side of the flange of the body of the container, but one side of the container may be provided With perforations, While one side of the cover may be left imperforate and the other three sides may be perforated as Will be readily understood` to obtain the same result, that is, the regulation of ventilation.

While I have Vherein shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, I Wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all the details herein set forth by Way of illustration, as modificationV and vara- Y tion may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim isl. As a means for packaging cigars to permit readyl removal of the `cigars Without damage, a container for the cigars having a bottom for projecting the outer ends of certain of the cigars beyond theouter ends of certain other of the cigars, and a cover constructed to accommodate the projecting ends of the cigars, said bottom and cover having complemental conligurations, Whereby a plurality of similar containers may be positioned in axially-alinedsuperposed reation.

2. As a means for packaging cigars to.

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damage7 a container for the cigars having a concave bottom for projecting the outer ends of certain of the cigars beyond the outer ends of certain other of the cigars, and a cover having a convex top wall adapted to accommodate the projecting ends of the cigars, said bottom and cover having complemental configurations, whereby a plurality of similar containers may be positioned in axially-alined superposed relation.

3. Means for packaging cigars with facilities for ventilation comprising` a container having Ventilating perfor-ations formed adjacent its upper end and a cover having a flange provided with Ventilating perforations adapted to be brought selectively into registration with the perforations of the container.

L Means for packaging cigars with facilities for ventilation comprising a container having the upper portion of its wall constituting a flange, said flange having a series of Ventilating perforations formed therein, and a cover having a perforated iiange adapted to fit against the flange of Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of the container, the perforations in the cover flange being adapted to be selectively brought into registration with the perforations of the container to regulate the admission of air to the container.

5. As a means for packaging cigars with facilities for ventilation and ready removal of the cigars individually without damage, a metallic container having a concave bottom upon which the lower ends of the cigars rest, the upper ends of the cigars being arranged in pyramidal form7 said container having Ventilating openings formed in the upper portion thereof, and a cover adapted to accommodate the outer pyramided ends of the cigars, said cover having a flange provided with perforations adapted to be selectively registered with the perforations of the container.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSIAH T. WILCOX. Witnesses:

E. A. CULLEN ROBERTS, J. R. CUMMINGS.

Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

